Ethics and value perspectives in social work
By: edited by Mel Gray, Stephen A. Webb.
Contributors: Gray, Mel, 1951-; Webb, Stephen A., 1956-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230221451
Subjects: Social service -- Moral and ethical aspects; Social workers -- Professional ethics
Description: "This agenda-setting text explores a broad range of value perspectives and their impact on and contribution to social work thinking on ethics. Including new perspectives, such as Islam, and drawing on international contributors, this is essential reading for all social work students studying ethics and values"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction * PART ONE: PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES * Ethical Dilemmas in Practice * Ethical Decision Making * Ethical Codes of Practice * Codes of Conduct * Faith-based Practice * PART TWO: MORAL PERSPECTIVES * Ethics of Care * Ethics of Responsibility * Discursive Ethics *; title: Virtue Ethics * Postmodern Ethics * PART THREE: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES * Anti-racist Practice * Human Rights and Social Justice * Anti-Oppressive Practice * Citizenship and Partnership; title: * PART FOUR: SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES * Islam and ethics * Christianity and Ethics * New age ethics * Conclusion: Social Work values: Implications for Practice.